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If only I could move my big screen, HD TV outside. I want to watch all of the playoff action but the weather has been absolut...
Just a couple of days after the 2013 NFL Draft ended, the Buffalo Bills went to work to secure some of the players that did n...
Jeremy White@JeremyWGRwhitey@wgr550.comHappy Monday morning. Just feeling like both teams are in similar spots, and feeling l...
With the 2013 NFL Draft only two days away, the Buffalo Bills once again made their scouting staff available to the media to ...
After both goaltenders played poorly Friday against the Rangers, it’s Jhonas Enroth getting the start tonight against t...
Now that its official and we know the Sabres will be spectators come playoff time for the second straight season, you might b...
Well the mighty NFL schedule has been released, and the Buffalo Bills know when and where to start scheduling everything that...
Welcome yet again into the Ted Darling Memorial Press Box, as the Buffalo Sabres have a quick turnaround from their shutout w...
Hello once again into the Ted Darling Memorial Press Box. We have shifted down into the auxilary radio booth for tonight'...
Round 11)- OT Eric Fisher, Central Michigan2)- LB Dion Jordan, Oregon3)(via OAK) - OT Luke Joeckel, Texas A&M4)- QB Geno Smit...
Ever since Jordan Leopold and Robyn Regehr left, Tyler Myers ice time has increased significantly. Starting with the home Was...
Even though Thomas Vanek stayed out longer at the morning skate, Ron Rolston would not rule him out, “I don’t kno...
Even though Thomas Vanek stayed out longer at the morning skate, Ron Rolston would not rule him out, “I don’t kno...
Even though Thomas Vanek stayed out longer at the morning skate, Ron Rolston would not rule him out, “I don’t kno...
The calendar continues to fade away, and the 2013 NFL Draft is now only two weeks from Thursday. Rumors continue to fly about...
Round 1PickTeamPositionNameCollege1OTEric FisherCentral Michigan2OTLuke JoeckelTexas A&M3OLBDion JordanOregon4OTLane JohnsonO...
The best part of trade deadline day 2013 happened between 4pm and 420pm. It was at that point that we already knew that there...
Thomas Vanek again skated on Monday and says he’s improving. He wouldn’t rule out playing in Pittsburgh on Tuesda...
Welcome into the Ted Darling Memorial Press Box for this Easter Day edition of Buffalo Sabres hockey. Less than twenty-four h...
Hello once again from the Ted Darling Memorial Press Box at First Niagara Center. The Buffalo Sabres are tied in points (31) ...
Buffalo has lost twice to Washington this season and gets its last chance tonight at home.Thomas Vanek will miss his 6th game...
While the Buffalo Sabres approach a back-to-back home game stretch over the weekend, they'll likely have to go through th...
The Sabres are facing a team that’s reeling and won’t even have their new coach yet.Tampa Bay lost all three game...
With Free Agency almost a week in, some needs and potential draft targets have shifted around the NFL. Some franchises missed...
The Sabres played one of their best periods of the season Saturday at home against Ottawa and left with a 2-0 lead. It only t...
The NHL announced it has approved a realignment plan that will shift the league to four divisions beginning next season. The ...
With the 2013 NFL Draft being less than two months away, it's time for the first look at a mock draft. It's almost fr...
I’d call it a sophomore slump but technically Marcus Foligno is still a rookie. It might not seem that way since Folign...
With such a premium put on the passing game in the National Football League, trying to find the next big thing as a playmakin...
And just like that, we are in the second to last month of this NHL regular season. It will be a busy month for the Buffalo Sa...
Another season has passed and it's time once again to convene for the NFL Scouting Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium in downto...
Imagine if the Buffalo Sabres best offensive player was out of the lineup for possibly the rest of the regular season. Actual...
Faced with a compressed schedule, Lindy Ruff planned on giving Ryan Miller a night off 10 to 12 times this season. The way Jh...
Not only are the Sabres playing bad hockey with two losses to Carolina and one each to Toronto, Washington and Florida, but t...
The Buffalo Bills series in Toronto has been renewed. It's a five-year deal with one regular season home game per year be...
Marvin Jordan’s three point basket with 2.9 seconds to go capped a Niagara Purple Eagles 66-65 come from behind victory...
Overall it was a good period for the Sabres, but it wasn’t for the guys trying to get the team by without Thomas Vanek....
The Buffalo Sabres were back on the ice for practice following Friday night’s 3-1 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes. Afte...
June 26, 2012 was one heck of a day for Adam Oates. The former NHL center found out that day that he would be joining the hoc...
The 2013 NFL Draft is still over three months away, but the yearly deadline for college football underclassmen to declare for...
The Buffalo Sabres today announced that approximately 18,000 tickets remain for the 2012-13 regular season. Four games have s...
Here is some background on the coaches who have interviewed or will interview with the Buffalo Bills for their head coaching ...
Eric Wood holds the reputation as one of the most passionate and tenacious players in the locker room at One Bills Drive. It ...
With the Buffalo Bills officially eliminated from playoff contention, the draft order comes in to full view once again.And th...
Arizona 49 Nevada 48 Gildan New Mexico BowlWhat a way to open up the bowl season. I hope all of the games are like this one. ...
I want to be very clear about this game in Toronto. IT IS NOT A HOME GAME! I don’t care that the NFL considers it a hom...
Many felt before the Bills played at Indianapolis that the Colts record was deceiving because of the teams they’ve play...
Alabama 32 Georgia 28 SEC ChampionshipAlabama won a hard-fought SEC title game for the right to face Notre Dame in the nation...
We don't knowhow much longer Buddy Nix will be the General Manager of the Buffalo Bills but we do know what is on his lis...
Better players, worse results:390 yards. 197 yards rushing. 64% 3rd down conversions. The awful numbers continue for the Bill...
LSU 23 South Carolina 21LSU has to have a running game to compete at the level they are use to. The loss ofpotential first ro...
The good thing for the Bills is they were not in town to hear how disgusted fans are with this football team after blowout lo...
Week 6 RecapBy Bob GaughanNC State 17 Florida State 16This is a game that Florida State should have never lost. The Seminoles...
I think we all know a game against the Niners in San Francisco is a tough task. In the past year, Ryan Fitzpatrick has been a...
Through three weeks (before Monday night's Packers/Seahawks game), the Buffalo Bills offense is ranked 3rd in the NFL in ...
Week 2 RecapBy Bob GaughanUL Monroe 34 Arkansas 31 in OTThis was supposed to be a tune-up for the big Alabama game on deck fo...
The five weeks of training camp and fake games are finally over. Now, after an 0-4 preseason the Bills can prepare for real a...
A cloud of uncertainty currently hangs over the 2012-13 NHL season as the league and its players continue negotiations toward...
Stop me if you've heard this one before. Summer is about to give way to fall. Pre-season football will thankfully give wa...
If you’re worried about how the Bills offense has looked through the first two games of the pre-season, it could be wor...
Onward and upward to the second preseason game.The Buffalo Bills have concluded training camp at St. John Fisher College, and...
Alex Carrington is starting to run out of time in Buffalo. The DT was a 3rd round pick in 2010 and he along with 2nd round pi...
This week Ryan Fitzpatrick has left the 7-on-7 drills mostly to Vince Young and Tyler Thigpen. Some quarterbacks need to rest...
As you go through the Bills schedule, trying to figure out which games are wins and which are losses, I’ll bet you don&...
Like Ryan Fitzpatrick going no-huddle and throwing on the first fifteen plays from scrimmage, here are some quick Hot Reads f...
I said it a couple of weeks ago when camp opened. The cycle is the same every year for me. Alright, football practice, awesom...
The NFL is back at Ralph Wilson Stadium.The Buffalo Bills kicked off training camp two weeks ago, have gone through eleven pr...
The wait is almost over for the Buffalo Bills. When Thursday arrives and the team dons the home-blues for the first time in 2...
Of course it will be fun to see the new Redskins prized quarterback Robert Griffin III on Thursday, but I can’t wait to...
After focusing on the defense in part one of my training camp preview, the offense gets equal time in part two. While the Bil...
Thom CichTwitter: @TC_WGRWe're getting into the second week of NHL Free Agency and so far the Sabres have used the open m...
After a busy three days of revamping the Dallas Stars, GM Joe Nieuwendyk is ready for some time off."I think I'm goi...
We have debated it over and over. We've taken thousands of phone calls and deleted hundreds of comments on it. And yet th...
The Calgary Flames have traded for the rights for Washington Capitals' defenseman Dennis Wideman. The Flames then signing...
The NHL Entry Draft is an annual event, and the Sabres are drafting in spots where other notable players have been drafted in...
The Sabres have released their 2012-2013 regular season schedule. The campaign opens at the First Niagara Center on October 1...
Even for him, it's hard to pinpoint when baseball surpassed football.Maybe it was in 1998, experiencing the joy of leadin...
Vermont, Cape Fear, Jupiter, Harrisburg, Edmonton, Chiba Lotte, Albuquerque, New Orleans, LeHigh Valley, Portland, Camden and...
Capitals GM George McPhee has announced that Dale Hunter has stepped down as the Head Coach. Hunter lead the Caps to game 7 o...
After a 2-1 win over the Capitals in Game 7 of their second round series, the New York Rangers are set to take their Atlantic...
The Buffalo Bandits quest for a fifth NLL Champions Cup title continues Saturday night at the Air Canada Centre when the Band...
(ESPN - Scott Burnside) When Marc Bergevin, the new GM of the Montreal Canadiens, retired from hockey, he called his old pal ...
The Buffalo Bills added more depth to their offensive line as they selected Oregon guard Mark Asper with their sixth round pi...
With one day in the books, there are two more rounds on tap in the 2012 NFL Draft. The Buffalo Bills own two selections in th...
The 2012 NFL Draft is only two days away, and teams around the league are gearing up for finding the next wave of talent.It s...
With plenty of new things to chew on from what Buffalo Bills GM Buddy Nix has said over the past two days, it seems fitting t...
Three Stanley Cup series got started on Wednesday with four more to get going Thursday. Ottawa is at the Rangers, Phoenix hos...
The Stanley Cup Playoffs are set to begin and unfortunately there will be no games here in Buffalo this season. One of the be...
With the 2012 NFL Draft creeping up and just over two weeks away, it's time for another set of projections. It seems most...
With the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs set to begin Wednesday, we look at each team's injuries:Eastern ConferencePittsburgh4/5...
After a jam-packed NHL Saturday, the 2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs are set. Have a look at the first round matchups in both confe...
Going into today’s game in Boston I don’t think there are too many players on this team that want to play this ga...
We all know by now that the Sabres have to finish the regular season without Christian Ehrhoff, Tyler Myers and Jochen Hecht....
The Sabres pulled out a huge come from behind win over Toronto on Tuesday, but they know that kind of game won’t get th...
With Tyler Myers and Christian Ehrhoff still sidelined by injuries, expect Jordan Leopold to get plenty of ice time tonight. ...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWednesday, April 4, 2012BILLS ANNOUNCE 2012 PRESEASON SCHEDULEORCHARD PARK, NY – The Buffalo Bills...
It's somewhat simple and complicated at the same time. 2 points for the Sabres pulls them even with Washington and the Ca...
Thom Cich reportingThe Buffalo Sabres overcame a 3-0 first period deficit to beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-5 in overtime and...
Normally the Sabres would be looking for revenge against the Leafs after their embarrassing loss in Toronto Saturday, but now...
If the Sabres hold serve and beat Toronto tonight, they'll need to make up just one point in two games to get past Washin...
The Tampa BayLightning, lead by the NHL's top goal scorer, Steven Stamkos, upset the Washington Capitals 4-2 in Florida M...
If the Sabres want to celebrate and go to the Stanley Cup playoffs, chances are pretty good they’ll have to win their f...
The Sabres tend not to play well when Christian Ehrhoff and Tyler Myers are out of the line-up. Lindy Ruff does not expect hi...
The Washington Capitals have a chance to move 4 points ahead of the Buffalo Sabres when they meet the Lightning tonightin Tam...
Quick, someone call all the king's horses and all the king's men. There are three more games and the Sabres likely ne...
The Washington Capitals are not doing the Sabres any favors lately. In two straight games Washington has coughed up a two goa...
Thom Cich ReportingThe playoff picture in the West is coming down to the wire. If you thought the race for the Southeast titl...
Thom Cich ReportingAfter losing two straight in regulation, the Sabres are no longer in control of their own playoff destiny....
Lindy Ruff is going back to what’s worked for him the past few months, giving the players rest in back to backs. Ruff c...
Welcome once again into the Ted Darling Memorial Press Box for the second to last regular season home game. The Pittsburgh Pe...
After winning such a big game in convincing fashion in Washington it’s natural to wonder if the team might let down. Th...
It doesn’t get any easier for the Sabres as the Caps held serve winning in Boston.That puts Washington and Buffalo at 8...
It doesn’t get any easier for the Sabres as the Caps held serve winning in Boston.That puts Washington and Buffalo at 8...
The NHL Playoffs can do strange things to a man, and I'm not talking about the beard growth or abandonment of family.I ju...
In the thick of the Eastern Conference race to the playoffs, the Buffalo Sabres have gone an improbable run that culminated -...
As the Buffalo Sabres ramp up for the final five games of the season, the team saw one of their key forwards get back to work...
Thom Cich ReportingTwitter: @TC_WGRThe Sabres trounced the Capitals 5-1 in their biggest game yet this season. The two teams ...
In their biggest game of the season, the Buffalo Sabres were up against a team directly in front of them with one of the most...
The Buffalo Sabres and Washington Capitals enter a game Tuesday night that won't particularly define where they end up in...
It finally hit me last weekend. I finally reached the point where I couldn’t take the stress of the Sabres frantic purs...
The unofficial WGR Cafeteria in the building across from our studios serves a mean Jack Daniels Chicken sandwich. An anonymou...
Perhaps you have already researched this and committed it to memory but in the event you have not, here are the remaining sch...
The unofficial WGR Cafeteria in the building across from our studios serves a mean Jack Daniels Chicken sandwich. An anonymou...
A season full of injuries has meant a season full of frustration for the Buffalo Sabres. Losing key players can hurt any team...
Well here we are. 6 games to go and all tied up in points with Washington heading into a roadie with the Caps on Tuesday. The...
Sabres goalie Ryan Miller has earned recognition from the NHL for leading Buffalo to four straight wins. Miller has been name...
A four-point game. A chance to control their own destiny.Whatever level of importance you'd like to put on it, one thing ...
Thom Cich ReportingA perfect week has the Sabres in control of their playoff destiny. Buffalo went 4-0 over the last seven da...
For weeks and months we’ve been talking about how the Sabres need three teams to lose so they can win and pick up groun...
Only a handful of the Sabres came to the morning skate as Lindy Ruff and some players stayed at the hotel.It’s been awh...
Ryan Miller notched his 3rd shutout in his last 11 starts and Cody Hodgson picked up a pair of goals as Buffalo shut out Mont...
A win tonight would pull the Sabres even with Washington for 8th place in the East. Buffalo and Montreal are underway at the ...
Buffalo can pull into a tie for 8th place with Washington tonight if it beats Montreal. The Caps will have played one less ga...
Tyler Myers returns to the Sabres line-up after serving a three game suspension. Still don’t know which defenseman is g...
With the wild, wild first week of NFL Free Agency in tow, the landscape has shifted a bit for some teams in the 2012 NFL Draf...
The Sabres didn’t play on Sunday, but the results of the night put some smiles on their faces Monday.Washington lost in...
In the last two games the Sabres have given up goals at 19:55 and 19:57. It cost them only one point, but that one point mean...
After losing out to Washington for St. Louis' second overall pick, it now appears the Cleveland Browns are settling into ...
The Sabres now go to battle in 9th place in the East instead of 10th. Buffalo trails 8th place Washington by four and are eve...
Former Colts receiver Pierre Garcon is one of the first big names off the board in this year's Free Agent Frenzy. He had ...
The Buffalo Sabreslooked like they had the Montreal CanadiensdefeatedMonday night, but withfourseconds remaining David Deshar...
Welcome once again into the Ted Darling Memorial Press Box where tonight the Sabres entertain the Montreal Canadiens. Buffalo...
Thom Cich ReportingLet's start off with the good news. The Sabres picked up a big two points against the Sens last night ...
FOX Sports' Jay Glazer is reporting that the Washington Redskins will trade several draft picks to the St. Louis Rams for...
Lindy Ruff decided to meet with the team at the hotel instead of having a morning skate, just a few went to the arena. Ruff h...
With the way the NFL has been trending over the past few years, the most important part of the game on the offensive side is ...
Now that the Sabres are legitimately in the race for 8th, I spent part of my weekend looking at the schedules for the other t...
Thom Cich ReportingA 3-0 West Coast swing has the Sabres back in the thick of a race for the final playoff spot in the East. ...
Okay, I'm all in with the chase for eighth. The Sabres win over San Jose was the moment that allowed me to flip the "...
Welcome to 2012 NFL Mock Draft #2.The last time I projected the first 41 picks (before the NFL Combine), a lot has happened w...
Since the players didn't get to their San Jose rooms until about 2:30am, Lindy Ruff cancelled the morning skate. His team...
Tyler Myers may be happy Lindy Ruff cancelled the morning skate as he could be a little sore. Myers got into his first NHL fi...
One year ago at this time, I remember doing regular Inside The Numbers features on the Sabres remaining schedule and those of...
***The Sabres can pick high! And they don't even have to stink for it!***The Buffalo Sabres should be one of the more int...
Trade deadline day 2012 is here and at this point all I can hope for is that the Sabres have a mind to make the best of an aw...
The Sabres passed the first night of a tough back to back test squeaking past the Bruins in a shootout 2-1. That makes Buffal...
The Buffalo Bandits acquired veteran goaltender Anthony Cosmo from the Minnesota Swarm on Friday in exchange for the Bandits ...
Hello once again from my perch in the Ted Darling Memorial Press Box at First Niagara Center. The Dallas Stars make their fir...
The Sabres will welcome Thomas Vanek back to the lineup after missing three games. He took a high check from Erik Cole in Mon...
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19 years ago today the Bills got annihilated by the Cowboys in Super Bowl 27. Monday was the 18th anniversary of the loss to ...
The Sabres will get their prized free agent signing from the spring back Tuesday in New Jersey. Christian Ehrhoff has missed ...
With tonight being a NBC Sports Network game, it has to start at 7:35, which is 6:35 here in Chicago. With that in mind, Lind...
With tonight being a NBC Sports Network game, it has to start at 7:30, which is 6:30 here in Chicago. With that in mind, Lind...
As the Buffalo Bills 'Year in Review' series continues here on WGR550.com, it's time to take a look at the area that caused t...
With the Sabres getting into Long Island very late Lindy Ruff cancelled the morning skate.The Sabres got a big win last night...
The Sabres host a red hot team tonight as Toronto comes in with four straight wins. Before that the Leafs had only won 4 of 1...
The Buffalo Bandits will lift the lid on the 2012 season this Saturday night at the First Niagara Center when they host the d...
As the Bills' Year in Review series continues along, today we'll visit one of the primary focuses of the organization based o...
The gap is growing and growing, but the Sabres don’t seem to be able to respond, they just get more hurt. With Christia...
The Buffalo Sabres and Rochester Americans are going in different directions. Never has it been more evident than onFriday ni...
Yes the Washington goal was another deflection, but two shots in a period is not going to get it done for Buffalo.They did ha...
As bad as the injury news has been for the Buffalo Sabres, the Washington Capitals have one player on the sideline who might ...
For weeks the first question to Lindy Ruff before a game has been who’s coming up from Rochester and who’s health...
The Sabres burst out of the gates onMonday night at First Niagara Center with 4 opening-period goals, including Brayden McNab...
At least for 20 minutes of play the Sabres did a good job of clearing their heads during the Christmas break as they came out...
Hello once again from the Ted Darling Memorial Press Box at First Niagara Canter. It seems like an eternity to me, but once a...
One of the NHL’s great villains will be in the building at the First Niagara Center tonight although he’ll be wea...
It's the final home game of the 2011 NFL season for the Buffalo Bills.While it isn't the exact scenario Bills' fans were hopi...
I spent many of my college football weekends last year watching the top quarterbacks. When the Trent Edwards era with the Bil...
The Buffalo Bandits are busy getting ready for their 21st season in the National Lacrosse League with one of the most competi...
0:00Shaone Morrisonn skates hard up the ice, arriving just in time. Evan Rankin has just taken a low slap shot. There it is, ...
His spirit was willing but his body was telling him it had enough. With that, Mike Grier took the hint and announced his reti...
It seems the occasions are too few and far between when we can say the National Hockey League got something right but they di...
NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman announced that realignment has been approved by the NHL Board of Governors. It must be approved...
The NHL's Board of Governors has passed new league wide realignment set to go into place starting next season. It will be a 4...
Five straight losses.No matter how you spin it, shake it or slice it, the Buffalo Bills are in a funk and the cure isn't anyw...
When the Buffalo Bills take on the Tennessee Titans Sunday at Ralph Wilson Stadium, you'll see a pair of teams that possess a...
With the calendar having flipped over to December, I decided to take a look at the schedule for the month and see what was co...
Joe Finley is finally a Buffalo Sabre. The 24 year old is an interesting case just to get to the NHL. Ever since leaving Nort...
Former Sabre Mike Grier announced his retirement after 14 seasons in the NHL. Grier had two stints with Buffalo, from 2003-to...
The call came much earlier than he had expected butBrayden McNabb found himself in Buffalo Sabres blue and gold for his NHL d...
Missing nine regulars, including RobynRegehr and Drew Stafford who both suffered injuries onFriday inColumbus, the Sabres rec...
Welcome yet again into the Ted Darling Memorial Press Box, where an injury depleted Sabres' roster hosts the Washington Capit...
As if the Sabres didn't already have enough injuries, defenseman Robyn Regehr left Friday night's game against the Columbus B...
His nickname is the Great 8 but one Washington newspaper columnist is now referring to Alexander Ovechkin as the Great Frustr...
Did that really just happen three weeks in a row?The Buffalo Bills lost another laugher, this time to the previously hapless ...
The Buffalo Bills have a big opportunity this weekend.The Bills have been totally outclassed in their last two performances a...
Two different teams, two different years in two entirely different cities.Though if you look at the way both the 2010 Buffalo...
The fans are swearing. The coach is swearing. The goalie is swearing. At least one of the goalies, anyways. I don't know wha...
Most weeks I would provide you with some futile attempt of a witty opening. But this week? This week I'll leave it to the swe...
The Buffalo Sabreshave announced that ‘Party Bundles’ are now on sale for select Sabres games throughout the 2011...
Buffalo, N.Y. (wgr550.com) - Two weeks I ago I wrote about NHL realignment for Inside the Numbers and how it made my head exp...
With all due respect to the Buffalo Bills' 41-7 win over Kansas City to open up the season, the performance they displayed on...
The bye week was nice, but it's nice to have professional football back with a local appeal.This time around the Buffalo Bill...
As the Buffalo Bills prepare to take on the Washington Redskins this Sunday in Toronto, the team's injury list stayed the sam...
SCS vs. BCS for October 24-28Here are this week's SCS (Sal Capaccio Standings) and my Heisman Trophy ballot rankings (after g...
With the mandated four days off on a bye week, the Buffalo Bills took part in their only practice of the week on Wednesday. D...
Buffalo, N.Y. (WGR550.com) -It was something you had come to bank on in recent years.Lindy Ruff would go into the season plan...
With one rookie from the Buffalo Bills' 2011 NFL Draft class already starting, it seems as though the torch is being passed t...
The offensive line of the Buffalo Bills is getting spread fairly thin thanks to injuries at one position in particular.First,...
After four days of practice and six days away from game action the Sabres finally have their home opener against Carolina. Ex...
In Week Six, the Buffalo Bills have the chance to top their win total of the entire 2010 campaign. When the Bills (4-1) take ...
Buffalo, N.Y. (wgr550.com) -The 94th NHL season is underway and there are some tremendous storylines for you to follow above ...
The Buffalo Sabres final North American preseason contest ended in a 4-3 shootout loss to the Washington Capitals at Verizon ...
Jochen Hecht is finally back on the ice after recovering from concussion symptoms. That's the good news, but the bad news is ...
This morning Joe Buscaglia andIgot into a big discussion about Ryan Fitzpatrick's future. We talked about theBills' desire to...
What does winning the opener do for the Bills, or really what does it do for their fans? Well the way the schedule sets up we...
NFL Network's JasonLaCanfora is reporting that the Redskins have agreed to trade QBDonovan McNabb to the Vikings, pending a n...
Multiple NFL sources are saying that the NFL player reps did not vote during their session in Washington. All 32 reps were th...
The Buffalo Sabres announced the team has achieved a record renewal rate of 99% for their 2011-12 season tickets. As a result...
Thinking about the retirement of Kerry Collins, Mike Schopp decided to make a running list of the all-time players for each N...
While fans of the Buffalo Sabres know where the Sabres will open the 2011-12 season, they do not know when those games will b...
The Buffalo Sabres today announced their 2011 preseason schedule. The team will play seven games, including two at HSBC Arena...
The Buffalo Bills announced the addition of Theo Young as a college scout. His primary scouting region will include schools i...
Thanks to a pair of four game sweeps, the teams in the Stanley Cup Eastern Conference Finals have had plenty of rest. Tampa B...
The Sabres are going to be spending a lot of money on the whole organization this off season. The building, the scouting depa...
The Buffalo Bandits were eliminated from the National Lacrosse League Champions Cup playoffs Saturday night following a 12-11...
The Philadelphia Flyers again were forced to pull goalie Brian Boucher. After two quick goals by the Boston Bruins in Game Th...
The Washington Capitals came into Tampa Bay Tuesday down two games to zero in their series with the Lightning looking to avoi...
Dr. Ann McKee of the Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy at Boston University's School of Medicine announced tha...
The Washington Capitals were struck by Lightning on Sunday night, as Vincent Lecavalier scored 6:19 into overtime to help Tam...
1.) Carolina - Cam Newton, QB, Auburn2.)Denver - VonMiller, LB, Texas A&M3.)Buffalo - Marcell Dareus, DL, Alabama4.)Cincinnat...
Thu Apr 28, 2011 ...
2011 EASTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS SERIES I ...
The Eastern Conference second round playoff matchups are all set with the conclusion of the first round of the 2011 playoffs ...
The Montreal Canadiens scored on both of their 5-3 advantages to edge the Boston Bruins 2-1 and force a Game 7 Wednesday nigh...
A sold-out HSBC Arena crowd of 18,690 along with 6,000 hearty fans watching outside at the Party in the Plaza didn’t pr...
The Washington Capitals finished the regular season with the most points in the Eastern Conference to earn the first seed in ...
Before the NFLDraft finally arrives on April 28th, you will probably read a ton of mock drafts from media sources from around...
The Washington Capitals and Vancouver Canucks took two game leads in their playoff series’ against the New York Rangers...
A playoff like atmosphere at the RBCCenter in Raleigh, North Carolina found the Sabres and Hurricanes in a grueling battle fo...
For those of you that can't stand Lindy Ruff, his use of his time out after his team fell behind 2-0 just 4:41 in was what tu...
Alexander Ovechkin's shot from the slot pinballed its way into the net in overtime to give the Washington Capitals a 5-4 win ...
Early Friday afternoon Lindy Ruff changed his mind about bringing Ryan Miller to Washington. Ruff said, "Just the fact t...
The third round of the NCAA Tournament concluded on Sunday night, and three upsets are now in the books. Check out all of Sun...
While the NFLLabor situation is playing out in the courts, Roger Goodell sent a letter to all NFLPlayers asking them to put p...
After some incredible first-day action, the NCAAMen's Basketball Tournament continues on Friday. Here's the complete schedule...
Drew Stafford makes his return tonight vs the Hurricanes. The winger missed two games with a hamstring injury. Jochen Hecht i...
I know it’s only 3 games but at this point you can say Andrej Sekera received Lindy Ruff’s message loud and clear...
Athletes often recite from their books of clichés like 'we can’t focus on the past.' However, once new owner Ter...
Former Sabres captain Craig Rivet has been claimed by the Columbus Blue Jackets. Rivet was placed on re-entry waivers Friday,...
Lindy Ruff had what he called, "A weather related optional skate" this morning as the Sabres get ready to host Otta...
Perhaps this is a step in the right direction.After talks broke down last week during labor negotiations, both the NFL and th...
The Buffalo Sabres Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde performance this season has made for interesting discussions leading up to the NHL...
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Here is a list of the top cornerbacks the 2013 NFL Draft has to offer and how I rank them. Please note, this list is not indi...
Here is a list of the top wide receivers the 2013 NFL Draft has to offer and how I rank them. Please note, this list is not i...
I’d call it a sophomore slump but technically Marcus Foligno is still a rookie.It might not seem that way since Foligno...
I’d call it a sophomore slump but technically Marcus Foligno is still a rookie. It might not seem that way since Folign...
And just like that, we are in the second to last month of this NHL regular season. It will be a busy month for the Buffalo Sa...
Imagine if the Buffalo Sabres best offensive player was out of the lineup for possibly the rest of the regular season. Actual...
Faced with a compressed schedule, Lindy Ruff planned on giving Ryan Miller a night off 10 to 12 times this season. The way Jh...
Here is a list of the top quarterbacks the 2013 NFL Draft has to offer and how I rank them. Please note, this list is not ind...
Here is some background on the coaches who have interviewed or will interview with the Buffalo Bills for their head coaching ...
Here is some background on the coaches who have interviewed or will interview with the Buffalo Bills for their head coaching ...
We don't knowhow much longer Buddy Nix will be the General Manager of the Buffalo Bills but we do know what is on his lis...
Stop me if you've heard this one before. Summer is about to give way to fall. Pre-season football will thankfully give wa...
If you’re worried about how the Bills offense has looked through the first two games of the pre-season, it could be wor...
As you go through the Bills schedule, trying to figure out which games are wins and which are losses, I’ll bet you don&...
The Buffalo Bills have been relatively lucky throughout training camp in not having to deal with inclement weather. There was...
On their first day back to practice after a preseason loss, the Buffalo Bills were under the lights at St. John Fisher Colleg...
It's hard to believe it, but after Monday's practice wrapped up at St. John Fisher College, there are only five pract...
Through the first two years of his career, the Buffalo Bills have changed their mind on what to do with Arthur Moats more tha...
After focusing on the defense in part one of my training camp preview, the offense gets equal time in part two. While the Bil...
Thanks to a heavily-spent off-season, almost the entire gang for the Buffalo Bills is back including a pair of high-priced ad...
Every mock draft you look at for the 2012 NFL Draft has the following order, right?1) Indianapolis - QB Andrew Luck, Stanford...
With Tyler Myers and Christian Ehrhoff still sidelined by injuries, expect Jordan Leopold to get plenty of ice time tonight. ...
It finally hit me last weekend. I finally reached the point where I couldn’t take the stress of the Sabres frantic purs...
Perhaps you have already researched this and committed it to memory but in the event you have not, here are the remaining sch...
Now that the Sabres are legitimately in the race for 8th, I spent part of my weekend looking at the schedules for the other t...
Okay, I'm all in with the chase for eighth. The Sabres win over San Jose was the moment that allowed me to flip the "...
One year ago at this time, I remember doing regular Inside The Numbers features on the Sabres remaining schedule and those of...
Jermaine Kearse, #15Washington6'0", 212 lbs., 21 years oldLakewood, WA2011: 47 receptions, 699 yards, 7 TD2010: 63 r...
Here are my rankings of 2012 NFL Draft eligible wide receivers after watching all of them play.Click on any of the player'...
As bad as the injury news has been for the Buffalo Sabres, the Washington Capitals have one player on the sideline who might ...
One of the NHL’s great villains will be in the building at the First Niagara Center tonight although he’ll be wea...
I spent many of my college football weekends last year watching the top quarterbacks. When the Trent Edwards era with the Bil...
The Buffalo Bills got plenty of hope for a potential rise in the order for the 2012 NFL Draft thanks to a few separate upsets...
His spirit was willing but his body was telling him it had enough. With that, Mike Grier took the hint and announced his reti...
It seems the occasions are too few and far between when we can say the National Hockey League got something right but they di...
With the Buffalo Bills' chances of getting to the playoffs seemingly slim, the off-season is once again the focal point for m...
My 2-year-old son pointed out to me today that we still have a pumpkin on our porch. Good thing he's around, I can be so lazy...
With the fibula injury to Buffalo Bills running back Fred Jackson, the team has claimed a running back off waivers.ESPN's Ada...
With no late additions or surprises to the injury report, the Buffalo Bills announced the official statuses for their injured...
As the Buffalo Bills prepare for the Washington Redskins this week, they won't have to worry about game-planning for starting...
With a deal in place, there is a timeline in place for the start of training camp around the NFL.The question is, what day m...
With the 2011 NFLDraft closing in, it's time to convey my final projections for the three-day event.I've included the Bills'...
Could “Pegula Power” help make Sabres history tonight?If the Sabres win, it will mark the first time in franchise...
It's hard to believe we're just over a week away from the NFLDraft.This hasn't been your normal draft year. Thanks to the NF...
After last year's draft luncheon held by the Buffalo Bills, Icame away fairly certain that the Bills were targeting C.J. Spil...
We're on the cusp of April, and I'm back at it again. It's been almost a month since my last mock draft, and a few things hav...
Iknow, Iknow. They're not in yet. By writing what I'm about to write, I'm opening myself up to ridicule if the Sabres fall sh...
I'm writing this under the assumption that the Buffalo Bills will not relinquish their third overall pick for the likes of Ke...
It happens every year, without fail, that the Sabres are in a race to make the playoffs. Our show starts to sound like there...
I know it’s only 3 games but at this point you can say Andrej Sekera received Lindy Ruff’s message loud and clear...
A day full of expectations was met with disappointment, as reporters learned later in the day on Friday that Auburn quarterb...
There are now less than two weeks to go before the wild swap meet that is the NHL Trade deadline hits. Monday, February 28th ...
The 2010-2011 NFL season is officially behind us. When the Green Bay Packers captured the Lombardi Trophy, the focal point fo...
It's All-Star season for selected seniors in college football for the next couple of weeks. In Orlando this weekend, the East...
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